Dehradun, Sep 5 (PTI) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday welcomed the use of the word 'Bharat' on a G20 dinner invite, terming it "another big blow to the colonial mindset".

He also said it was a moment of pride for every Indian.

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In a departure from tradition, the G20 dinner invite referred to the president as "President of Bharat" instead of "President of India".

"Another big blow to the colonial mindset..." Dhami said in a tweet in Hindi.

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"Writing of The President of Bharat on the G20 dinner invite is a moment of pride for every Indian," he added.

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